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noun
A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: coco de macao
Antonyms: none provided
noun
tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feather palm
History
Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ Proto-Tupian *ʔa Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa Old Tupi 'ybá Proto-Tupian *-at͡ʃu Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu Old Tupi -gûasu Old Tupi 'ybagûasu Nheengatu babasúbor. Portuguese babaçubor. English babassu Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese babaçu (formerly spelled babassu).
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